Speaker:  Robert Kirk, University of Ulster

KEY TOPICS:

•The new primary statement formats
•The major differences between old Gaap (i.e. FRSs and SSAPs)  and FRS 102 in depth
•An brief outline of other differences
•The transitional arrangements including case studies on how to prepare the three reconciliations required on first time adoption of FRS 102
 

After graduating with a second class first division honours degree in Economics from Queens University, Belfast in 1972 Robert trained as an Irish Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse, qualifying in first place in his final examinations in 1975.   In 1981 he was appointed a Director of Business and Accounting Training (now Griffith College Dublin) where he embarked on his academic career, teaching mainly on the professional examination courses for ICAI, CPA, CIMA and ACCA.   In 1985 he joined Queens University as a full time lecturer and moved to the University of Ulster in 1992 as a Senior Lecturer. In 1994 he was appointed to the Chair in Financial Reporting at Ulster.